The 150% rise in hate crimes toward Asian Americans in 2020 — combined with hundreds of years of American anti-Asian sentiment, imperialism and bigoted presidents —came to a climax last week in Georgia. In an undeniably racialized and gendered tragedy, a white man shot eight people, including six Korean women, while shouting “I am going […]
What two things last around four years and have a major impact on an 18 to 22-year-old’s future? An undergraduate degree and the term of your local college town mayor and the Board of Aldermen. Oxford has upcoming races on June 8 for the seven Board of Aldermen spots and the mayorship, a race that […]
We all saw this coming. We approached the New Year hoping the curse of 2020 would come to an end as we entered a politically stable, pandemic-free 2021. When I saw that insurrectionists were invading the Capitol on Jan. 6, I guess you could say I was initially shocked, but 2021 is a sum of […]
Powerless. That’s how I normally feel on a Monday morning, but with Election Day approaching quickly, I woke up especially lost. Hoping to follow my civic responsibilities, I requested my absentee ballot in August and submitted it nearly a month before Election Day. 10 days after I mailed my ballot, I began to panic. I […]
Last Monday, Sept. 14, Mississippi state auditor Shad White recommended the firing of tenured UM sociology professor James Thomas, citing a law banning strikes. Thomas had participated in #ScholarStrike, a nationwide call to professors to bring awareness to racial violence and justice. Thomas was not the only professor at the university to strike last week, […]
Two weeks ago, I felt overwhelming relief. As the country seemed to be descending into chaos, I found momentary hope for the future: I received two internship offers in Washington, D.C. After weeks of fretting over applications and hundreds of visits to the LinkedIn Jobs page, I experienced a moment of relief. Less than two […]
I never thought I would get involved in Associated Student Body (ASB). I am an out-of-state, non-Greek-affiliated, mixed-race woman, and I thought this would limit my chances of getting elected during my freshman year. After becoming a legislative aide, I learned from mentors of all backgrounds who encouraged me to run for an open Senate […]
An average-looking white man named Pete. A chaotic first stop in the Midwest. National headlines covering the race-related controversies of competitors. If you’ve tuned in to current political events, your mind is probably jumping to the Democratic primary races. If you’re like the rest of us, you’re probably thinking about the crown jewel of Monday […]
When I packed for college, my parents made sure that I had pepper spray — just in case I faced any surprise threats while walking alone at night. Though my mix of paranoia and caution led me to keep that pepper spray on my keychain, that fear is statistically less common than other threats. According […]
I know some may consider this blasphemous, but I do not follow Old Row on Instagram. Though it seems like a harmless comedy account, it’s hard to deny that its content is aspirational for many college students, or at least indicative of what college should be like. College is a period of exploration and freedom, […]
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